Okerafor Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Okerafor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Okerafor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okerafor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okerafor is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okerafor? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okerafor is the 1,252,959th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okerafor live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Okerafor is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria Okerafor is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 38 percent are found, Delta, where 9 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okereafor | 94 | 3,365 | / |
| Okearafor | 94 | 3 | / |
| Okerafour | 94 | 2 | / |
| Okeerafor | 94 | 2 | / |
| Okeraafor | 94 | 2 | / |
| Okergafor | 94 | 1 | / |
| Okereafore | 89 | 15 | / |
| Okoereafor | 89 | 8 | / |
| Okereaffor | 89 | 4 | / |
| Okiereafor | 89 | 3 | / |
| Okeareafor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okeereafor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okorafor | 88 | 9,309 | / |
| Okarafor | 88 | 269 | / |
| Okerefor | 88 | 36 | / |
| Okerofor | 88 | 4 | / |
| Okoreafor | 82 | 7 | / |
| Ekereafor | 82 | 4 | / |
| Okereafar | 82 | 4 | / |
| Okareafor | 82 | 3 | / |
| Okoraffor | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ookorafor | 82 | 2 | / |
| Okoraafor | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okorofor | 75 | 302 | / |
| Okorefor | 75 | 11 | / |
| Okorafar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Okarofor | 75 | 3 | / |
| Okoroofor | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okorowfor | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okorohfor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoroffor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okorofar | 50 | 8 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okerafor
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis